Matthias Köhler

Research Interests

Business models in banking, retail banking, financial integration, M&A in the banking sector

Refereed Publications
An analysis of non-traditional activities at German saving banks – Does the type of fee and commission income matter? Köhler M.

2019 | Credit and Capital Markets (Kredit und Kapital), Vol. 52(2), pp. 253-289.

The payout behavior of German savings banks Köhler M.

2018 | Credit and Capital Markets, Vol. 51(2), pp. 227-257.

Die Auswirkungen des Niedrigzinsumfelds auf die Ertragslage der Bausparkassen Köhler M

2015 | Zeitschrift für Bankrecht und Bankwirtschaft, Vol. 23, 316–322.

Which Banks are More Risky? The impact of business models on bank stability Köhler M.

2015 | Journal of Financial Stability, Vol. 16, pp. 195-212.

Diversification and determinants of international credit portfolios: evidence from German banks Böninghausen B., Köhler M.

2015 | International Review of Economics and Finance, Vol. 39, pp. 57-75.

Does Non-Interest Income Make Banks More risky? Retail- vs. Investment-Oriented Banks Köhler M.

2014 | Review of Financial Economics, Vol. 23, pp. 182-193.

Business Models in Banking – How did they evolve and how do they need to be changed in the post-crisis period? Köhler M.

2014 | Journal of Financial Perspectives, Vol. 2(I), pp. 161-176.

Ownership Structure, Regulation and the Market for Corporate Control in the EU Banking Sector Köhler M.

2012 | European Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 34(1), 173-196.

Transparency of Regulation and Cross-Border Bank Mergers Köhler M.

2009 | International Journal of Central Banking, Vol. 5(1), 39-74.
Other Working Papers and Publications
Ertragssteigerung für Genossenschaftsbanken und Sparkassen Köhler M.

2015 | bank und markt, 7, 30-33.

Provisionseinkommen: Alternative Einnahmequelle von Retailbanken Köhler M.

2014 | BankPraktiker, 9, 326-328.

Bank Owners or Bank Managers: Who is Keen on Risk? Evidence From the Financial Crisis Köhler M., Gropp R.

2010 | ZEW Discussion Paper, No. 10-13, Mannheim.

Corporate Governance and Current Regulation in the German Banking Sector: An Overview and Assessment Köhler M.

2010 | ZEW Discussion Paper, No. 10-002, Mannheim.

Corporate Governance in Banks of Germany Köhler M.

2010 | in: A. Kostyuk, F. Takeda and K. Hosono (eds.), Anti-Crisis Paradigms of Corporate Governance in Banks: A New Institutional Outlook.

Der Markt für Unternehmenskontrolle Köhler M.

2010 | in: G. Wohlmannstetter and K. J. Hopt (eds.), Handbuch Corporate Governance von Banken, 245-264.

Geschäftsmodelle im Wandel – Banken setzen wieder verstärkt auf den Privatkunden Köhler M.

2010 | Bankpraktiker, 2, 10-13.

Reform der Aufsichtsräte von Banken – Lösung des Problems? Köhler M., Gropp R.

2010 | Zeitschrift für das gesamte Kreditwesen, 14, 22-24.

Social Banking kein Strohfeuer Köhler M.

2010 | Bank und Markt, 10, 42-44.

Auslandsbanken zielen verstärkt auf das Mengenkundengeschäft Köhler M.

2009 | Bankpraktiker, 3, 104.

Der Einfluss des Staates im Finanzsektor wächst Köhler M.

2009 | Going Public, 8/9, 50-51.

Der Staat wird Banker Köhler M.

2009 | Die Aktiengesellschaft, 16, R355-R356.

Alternative Filialkonzepte auf dem Vormarsch Köhler M.

2008 | Bank und Markt, 12, 33-35.

Europas Banken im Umbruch Köhler M.

2008 | Going Public, 5, 56-57.

Trends im Retail-Banking: Ausländische Banken am deutschen Bankenmarkt Köhler M.

2008 | ZEW Dokumentation, Nr. 08-03, Mannheim.

Trends im Retail-Banking: Ausländische Banken auf dem Vormarsch Köhler M.

2008 | Finanzbetrieb, 7/8, 720.

Trends im Retail-Banking: Die Bankfiliale der Zukunft Köhler M., Lang G.

2008 | ZEW Dokumentation, Nr. 08-01, Mannheim.

Trends im Retail-Banking: Outsourcing im deutschen Bankensektor Köhler M., Lang G.

2008 | ZEW Discussion Paper, No. 08-04, Mannheim.

International Capital Mobility and Current Account Targeting in Central and Eastern European Countries Köhler M.

2007 | in: K. Liebscher, J. Christel, P. Mooslechner and D. Ritzberger-Grünwald (eds.), Financial Development, Integration and Stability: Evidence from Central Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Cheltenham, 489-508.

Merger Control as Barrier to EU Banking Market Integration Köhler M.

2007 | ZEW Discussion Paper, No. 07-082, Mannheim.
Discussion Papers
An analysis of non-traditional activities at German savings banks – Does the type of fee and commission income matter? Discussion paper 01/2018: Matthias Köhler

05.02.2018 01/2017 | 912 KB, PDF

The payout behaviour of German savings banks Discussion paper 24/2016: Matthias Köhler

05.07.2016 24/2016 | 394 KB, PDF

Does non-interest income make banks more risky? Retail- versus investment-oriented banks Discussion paper 17/2013: Matthias Köhler

06.05.2013 17/2013 | 2 MB, PDF

Which banks are more risky? The impact of loan growth and business model on bank risk-taking Discussion paper 33/2012: Matthias Köhler

07.12.2012 33/2012 | 292 KB, PDF

Diversification and determinants of international credit portfolios: evidence from German banks Discussion paper 28/2012: Benjamin Böninghausen, Matthias Köhler

26.10.2012 28/2012 | 379 KB, PDF